"A judge ordered the arrest of renowned journalist Gonzalo Guillen who earlier this year published evidence that Colombia’s ruling party conspired with a drug trafficking organization to rig to the 2018 elections. The Bogota judge ordered the arrest, claiming Guillen was in contempt of court was not adequately rectifying the claim that a man called Carlos Barrosa from […]
“The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) expressed concern and urged the Colombian government to investigate the murder of a journalist and the reports of attacks and threats against other reporters, registered in recent months. On August 13, Abelardo Liz of the Nación Nasa Estéreo radio station in the municipality of Corinto, in northern Cauca, was […]
"Colombian authorities must undertake a thorough and transparent investigation into violence against journalists Fernando Osorio and Edilson Álvarez, and ensure those responsible are brought to justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. On August 8, soldiers chased Osorio, a photographer for the local news cooperative Voces del Guayabero, which posts stories on Facebook, and […]
"On the first anniversary of the submission of the sexual violence case of journalist Jineth Bedoya in the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, an analysis of its importance for post-conflict Colombia and the unique opportunity it represents for women journalists of the continent." Read original article (Spanish)
"The Colombian National Protection Unit announced that it would be suspending the country’s Risk Assessment and Protection Measures Recommendation Committee, which grants protective measures to journalists, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic." Read original article
"The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights approved the Reparation Agreement between the Colombian state and the Inter-American Press Association, IAPA, after claiming Colombia's international responsibility for the murder of journalist and columnist Gerardo Bedoya Borrero that occurred in Cali, Colombia on March 21, 1997." Read original article (Spanish)